107th Obsequious Banter Thread: Ugly Sweaters Edition

[Striiker]

As someone both cruel and wise once asked me, "Are you sure that's a great album? Or did it just come out when you were 15?"

Was this asked in reference to your thoughts on The Beatles debut album?

 

[Cody Webster]

Don't we have a music thread for this shitty discussion?

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Every single era / decade has GREAT music, including today. The best music just hasn't been the most mainstream music since the Late 90's. Any other take is false. No further questions.

The latest late 90s (meaning 98-99) were absolute dog shit. 91-ish (but more 93) to 97 is as good a period as there ever has been.

 

[Rebels57]

The latest late 90s (meaning 98-99) were absolute dog shit. 91-ish (but more 93) to 97 is as good a period as there ever has been.

Yep. 98-99 was a perfect storm of shit. The effects of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 finally settled into place while TRL, Boy Bands, Butt Rock, and Britney Spears emerged. Dark days. I turned to underground Hip-Hop like Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, etc. to get by.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Was this asked in reference to your thoughts on The Beatles debut album?

Ask him how he feels about "Come Together," probably the worst pile of shit ever committed to tape.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Was this asked in reference to your thoughts on The Beatles debut album?

You remember back a few years ago when Colby Cohen was doing postgame tv shoutouts for people who called the first Flyers Goal scorer on Twitter? I entered every one with Giroux's name and asked him to say it was my 11 year old son instead of me. And to call him by his nickname "Striiker" for privacy reasons.

 

[Cody Webster]

This thread needs more Frank

 

[DancingPanther]

Part of the beauty of Weird Al is how many of his parodies have become better known than the original.

Also he's an underrated writer of original material in his own right.

Weird Al is a good one actually

 

[Rebels57]

Ask him how he feels about "Come Together," probably the worst pile of shit ever committed to tape.

 

[Striiker]

You remember back a few years ago when Colby Cohen was doing postgame tv shoutouts for people who called the first Flyers Goal scorer on Twitter? I entered every one with Giroux's name and asked him to say it was my 11 year old son instead of me. And to call him by his nickname "Striiker" for privacy reasons.

Is this actually true?!

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Is this actually true?!

Yes. Cap might remember. I definitely told him as it was happening. And the ****er never scored first in games Colby was doing.

 

[Striiker]

Yes. Cap might remember. I definitely told him as it was happening. And the ****er never scored first in games Colby was doing.

Nooooo f***ing way

I would’ve actually laughed myself to death.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Yes. Cap might remember. I definitely told him as it was happening. And the ****er never scored first in games Colby was doing.

I just assumed he couldn't read your Tweets because he is wall-eyed.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Ask him how he feels about "Come Together," probably the worst pile of shit ever committed to tape.

The Beatles are amazingly good at shitting out both great and equally awful songs. I have mixed feelings about them. They make me hostile and wary.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Here's a correct take, The Joshua Tree is one of the greatest albums ever and every single thing U2 ever did besides that is almost as bad as f***ing Aerosmith.

 

[landsbergfan]

I am not in a place right now to write something thoughtful about it, but I am a big fan of modern music and think there’s a lot of terrific music being released these days, but it does often get drowned out by the mass of bad music. Often times music is made as a single to get streams and the art of writing an album is a bit of a lost art.

There will always be people trying to push the boundaries though, and it’s easier than ever to make whatever sound you want come out of your MacBook.


Also, not that we are on this topic, but Hurt by Johnny Cash is the best cover ever

 

[Beef Invictus]

CHVRCHES

 

[BigToe]

I'm judging all of you for these music takes right now

 

[Striiker]

The worst known music is The Eagles.

I will 1000% die on this hill.

 

[Asnito]

Maybe it's just because I don't listen to much of it, but there just aren't many artists/songs these days I look at/listen to and think, "this has staying power"

¿Que?

Spoiler

 

[Asnito]

And also this masterpiece

That's giving me flashbacks to @Magua humping the Bone Tree

 

[Beef Invictus]

The worst known music is The Eagles.

I will 1000% die on this hill.

I see you haven't heard of Aerosmith yet. Good. Keep it that way.

 

[Beef Invictus]

That's giving me flashbacks to @Magua humping the Bone Tree

I should ask AI to render those characters.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Here's a correct take, The Joshua Tree is one of the greatest albums ever and every single thing U2 ever did besides that is almost as bad as f***ing Aerosmith.

This is not a defensible take, and I think you know that.

 

[Magua]

I am not in a place right now to write something thoughtful about it, but I am a big fan of modern music and think there’s a lot of terrific music being released these days, but it does often get drowned out by the mass of bad music. Often times music is made as a single to get streams and the art of writing an album is a bit of a lost art.

There will always be people trying to push the boundaries though, and it’s easier than ever to make whatever sound you want come out of your MacBook.


Also, not that we are on this topic, but Hurt by Johnny Cash is the best cover ever

Okay but Last of the Mohicans and La La Land were both clues in the same category on Jeopardy tonight.

CHVRCHES

Teach me the sound that can take me away. Play it again and again until I find rapture.